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<p>Cecilia Vega was born on January 7, 1977, in San Francisco, California. She is an American <a href="/biography/cecilia-vega">journalist</a> and currently serves as a senior White House correspondent for ABC News.</p>

<h2>Career in Journalism</h2>

<p>Vega began her journalism career in print, notably reporting for the San Francisco Chronicle. She later transitioned to broadcast journalism, joining KGO-TV, the ABC affiliate in San Francisco. There, she covered a wide array of stories over the course of more than three years, establishing her reputation for in-depth and dynamic reporting.</p>

<p>In 2011, Vega joined ABC News as a correspondent based in Los Angeles. Since then, she has covered both domestic and international stories. Her assignments have included coverage of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, the papal conclave in Rome, and the London Olympics. She has traveled to the depths of the Arctic in a submarine and reported on marine life in the Gulf of California. Vega interviewed key figures such as former Mexican <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Peña_Nieto">President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Peña_Nieto">Enrique Peña Nieto</a> and actors like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Stallone">Sylvester Stallone</a>.</p>

<p>She reported on the second inauguration of <a href="/biography/barack-obama">President</a> <a href="/biography/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, the 2014 U.S. midterm elections, the Ebola outbreak in the United States, the Sony Pictures cyberattack, and the allegations against <a href="/biography/bill-cosby">Bill Cosby</a>. Currently, she serves as a senior national correspondent and appears regularly alongside <a href="/biography/tom-llamas">Tom Llamas</a> on the weekend editions of <em>ABC World News Tonight</em>.</p>

<h2>Hurricane Katrina Media Access Controversy</h2>

<p>Early in her career, while working for the <em>San Francisco Chronicle</em>, Vega wrote a widely cited article detailing efforts by the U.S. military to restrict media access during body recovery operations following Hurricane Katrina. According to her report, journalists were threatened with press credential revocation if they documented the recovery of deceased victims in New Orleans.</p>

<p>Despite earlier assurances from the Bush administration—prompted by a 2005 legal challenge from CNN—that media access would not be restricted, Vega documented an incident in the Bywater district where a soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division enforced a policy requiring reporters to remain at least 300 meters away from recovery sites. Her reporting highlighted ongoing challenges to press freedom in disaster response scenarios.</p>

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<h2>Coverage of the Russia Probe Memo</h2>

<p>In February 2018, Cecilia Vega reported on a Republican-authored memo related to the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The memo alleged that the FBI and Department of Justice had misused Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) powers and demonstrated political bias against then-<a href="/biography/donald-trump">candidate</a> <a href="/biography/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>.</p>

<p>The memo, written by Republican staff on the House Intelligence Committee, focused on the surveillance of former <a href="/biography/donald-trump">Trump</a> campaign adviser Carter Page. It asserted that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Steele">Steele</a> dossier, compiled by former British <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Steele">intelligence officer</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Steele">Christopher Steele</a> and funded in part by the Democratic National Committee and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a>’s campaign, played a central role in the FISA warrant application. Vega obtained a statement from then-Intelligence Committee <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devin_Nunes">Chairman</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devin_Nunes">Devin Nunes</a>, who said, “The Committee has discovered serious violations of the public trust, and the American people have a right to know when officials in crucial institutions are abusing their authority for political purposes.”</p>

<p>The memo also claimed that then-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_McCabe">Deputy</a> FBI <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_McCabe">Director</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_McCabe">Andrew McCabe</a> indicated that without the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Steele">Steele</a> dossier, the surveillance warrant would likely not have been sought. Additionally, the memo stated that the Department of Justice failed to inform the FISA court of the dossier’s partisan funding origins. A Yahoo News article by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Isikoff">Michael Isikoff</a> was also cited in the warrant, despite its content allegedly stemming from the same source—<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Steele">Christopher Steele</a>.</p>

<h2>Awards and Recognitions</h2>

<p>Cecilia Vega has received multiple awards for her contributions to journalism. As a member of the KGO-TV news team, she earned an Emmy Award in 2010 for an interview with a high school student who had witnessed a violent attack at a homecoming dance.</p>

<p>She has also been recognized by the California Newspaper Publishers Association, Hearst Corporation, the East Bay Press Club, and The New York Times for her journalistic excellence and impactful reporting.</p>

<h2>Personal Life</h2>

<p>Cecilia Vega is married to Ricardo Jimenez, a California Highway Patrol officer. Jimenez received the Meritorious Achievement Award after he rescued an intoxicated man from the edge of the Bay Bridge. He is a graduate of Loyola University and was actively involved in the Latin American Student Organization during his studies. Their strong professional accomplishments reflect a shared commitment to public service.</p>

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